WELL HOUSED IN WET WEATHER. 
113 
was, knee-lialtered, with a head-stall on, and a strap 
attached to it fastened to another very strong 
padded one, buckled above his knee, which kept his 
head within one foot of his knee. This plan is usually 
adopted in the colony, to facilitate catching one’s 
horse without hindering his feeding. We could not 
track him a bit, owing to the stony ground, and he 
remained knee-haltered for nearly three months, when 
he was found by a party of Dutch Boers hunting. 
I eventually recovered him, with no further injury 
than a deep scar above his knee, and a ring of white 
hairs round. The Boers who found him told me 
that, from the tracks he left, he must have slept and 
drank every day and night at the same place ; he was 
still knee-haltered, and it was extraordinary that he 
escaped the lions so long. 
On the 20th, we reached the house of Mr. Schroe- 
der, the Norwegian missionary, by whom we were hos¬ 
pitably entertained during several days’ bad weather. 
I thought myself very fortunate to be under his roof, 
as neither my little tent nor a Kaffir kraal are very 
agreeable, under such circumstances. 
I left Mr. Schroeder’s on the 23rd, with a supply of 
medicines, which he kindly gave me. I tried walking 
barefoot, but did not get on well. After sleeping 
at a Kaffir kraal, we continued our journey through 
a bad broken country, very slippery after the rain. 
However, I was in very good condition, and stood 
a long day’s unsuccessful hunt after a sea-cow with¬ 
out fatigue. On the 25th, we crossed the Umslatoose, 
i 
